St. Johns Wort V.S Pregnancy Control pills?
I heared that this plant affects the function of the pregnancy control pills…..IS that true?
I have been married only for four months and im not planning to have a baby for some financial and health reasons…me and my husband we agreed on this before.
I was diagonised with BorderLine Personality Disorder approx. one year ago. And yes i cause my husbands so much problems and fuss because of it.I just can not control it most of times.
HOW can i manage my serve depression with no medications.
Yes i went for many shrinks some recommended me Prozac Lamicatal and many others chemical medicines, but they had a huge side effects on me which is undersirable at all…
PLEASE I BEG YOUR HELP….I just dont want to go back for medication or shrink anymore….Specially in the arabic area im living… shrinks always depends on the medicine more than sitting with the patient and try to solve things out!!
*** I NEED AN ALTERNATIVE…
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Filed under: Pregnancy Depression Medication
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It is true it can make your contraceptive pills less efficient..but if your depression is that bad maybe it would be worth trying it and just using a condom for a while? hope you feel better soon xx
Yes, birth control pills will be rendered almost completely ineffective. St. John’s Wort is notorious for interacting severely with an enormous array of medications. It does this by overactivating a specific liver enzyme.
To be honest, the side effects of St. John’s Wort, particularly the common photosensitization are as bad or worse than the worst conventional antidepressants have to offer. Borderline Personality disorder, on top of that, is NOT a good condition to treat with medication, and especially not a good condition to treat with medication alone. They are largely ineffective in dealing with Axis II disorders, and are really only used to control things like self mutilation and suicide attempts.
The best way to manage Borderline Personality disorder has always been therapy. Long term therapy – which can be rough because of the tendency for Borderlines to sabotage such relationships. There are two modalities that are primarily in use, dialectical behavioral therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy. Regardless of which one you choose, you should find a therapist who is experienced in dealing with Borderlines.
Talk to your primary care doctor, he can find you a referrals. If you have a large university in the area which offers a Ph.D in psychology program, or Psy.D program, they may also have referrals or experts as part of their faculty who also see patients.